74 Flower Seeds 
ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
CHOICE CUT FUOVVEK 
Well known, showy, hardy annuals, growing well 
in any good garden soil, flowering very freely, and 
continuing to bloom from June to November; 12 to 
18 inches high. Calendulas have become very popu¬ 
lar of late; the striking orange, red and yellow 
blooms are very attractive. They are excellent for 
cutting. Try a planting of these first week in June 
for late fall flowers. Beautiful for pot culture for 
winter blooming. 
CHRYSANTHA. — All-America Selection — Gold 
Medal Award.—A distinct type of Calendula with 
large double flowers resembling a Chrysanthemum. 
Bright buttercup-yellow color. Grows long stiff 
stems, making it ideal for cutting. Blooms until 
frost. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 50c. 
Isbells 
Seeds 
Calendula 
Calliopsis 
Calendula. 
For Cut Flowers. 
Bright Colors All Summer 
Showy and beautiful free-flowering annuals of the easiest cul¬ 
ture, doing well in any sunny position, blooming all summer 
and excellent for cutting and mass¬ 
ing. The elegant and showy flowers 
are greatly prized for bouquets and 
vases. They will thrive anywhere, 
even in the city gardens. 15 to 20 
inches high. 
GOUDEN WA^^ (Giant Sunbeams). 
—From July to October covered with 
beautiful golden blossoms, 2 inches 
across. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 2(>c; oz., 60c. 
DOUBLE FLOWERING MIXED.— 
Produces double and semi-double 
flowers that are splendid for cutting. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
TALL IMIXED.—Splendid for cut¬ 
ting as well as for garden display. 
Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 20c; oz., 
60c. 
ISBELL’S SPECIAL MIXED.—This 
contains all the desirable sorts and 
colors. It is a most pleasing mixture. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
Chinese Forget-Me-Not 
CYNOGLOSSUM. — A fine annual 
flower from China; of easiest culture, 
forming strong plants 18 inches high. 
Will produce during the entire sum¬ 
mer lovely sprays of intense blue Por- 
get-me-not-like flowers. Pkt., 5c; 
% oz., 25c. 
Celosia or Cockscomb 
For Bright Colors in the Garden 
and for Winter Bouquets. 
Free flowering, highly ornamental 
plants of easiest culture, growing best 
in rather light soil. Blooming season 
June to November. They make grand 
border plants and the dwarf sorts are at¬ 
tractive for pot culture. 
CRISTATA (Dwarf Mixed).—The flow¬ 
ers form combs of brilliant shades of red 
and yellow. The plants grow 10 to 12 
inches tall. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 
CRISTATA (Mammoth). — 2 feet. 
Comblike flowers of large size and rich 
color. Plants tall and strong. Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 20c. 
PLUMOSA (Feathered Cockscomb).— 
Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high and produce 
feathery plumes of vivid colors. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 30c. 
CELOSIA CHILDSI (The Chinese 
Woolflower).—See page 4. Pkt., 15c; 3 
pkts., 40c. 
CA3IPFIRE.-—Extremely large flowers of very 
deep orange with a scarlet sheen. The largest and 
finest sort in the garden. Long stemmed, fine for 
cutting. 18 to 20 in. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
35c. 
NEW ORANGE KING. — Glowing 
dark orange-red; very double. Pkt., 
10c; % oz., 25c. 
RADIO.—New. Clear deep orange in 
color. The petals are beautifully 
quilled. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 35c. 
MIXED.—Many varieties. Pkt., 5c; 
% oz., 25c. 
ISBELL’S CALENDULA MIXTURE. 
—All the best kinds and all colors. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Clarkia 
For Fine Bouquets. 
Easily grown annual, doing well in 
rather poor soil, either in full sun or 
partial shade. The fine double flowers 
come in clusters on long ■ sprays and 
need staking; these sprays resemble the 
“Flowering Almond.” Makes a striking 
display in the garden and when cut in 
bud, the flowers all open when placed 
in water. 2 feet tall, 
SALMON QUEEN.—Bright salmon- 
pink; extra double. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 
25c. 
SCARLET BEAUTY.—Brilliant fiery 
scarlet, fully double. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 
25c. 
Novelties and Specialties in Flower 
Seeds Are Listed on Pages 4 to 6 and 
Page 70. 
FLOWERS THAT WITHSTAND 
DROUGHT 
A>'eratum 
Alyssum 
Arctotis 
Calliop.sis 
Candytuft 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
CynoglosHunt ‘ '* 
Dimori>J*otlieca 
Euphorbia 
Four o’clock 
I’etunia 
Portula^'a 
Statice 
Sunflower 
Yerbena 
Zlii'Ja 
Calliopsis. 
Cobaea 
A Lovely Vine 
Cup and Saucer Vine or Cathedral 
Bells. One of the handsomest and most 
rapid growing annual climbers. The flow¬ 
ers are bell-shaped and of a purplish, lilac 
color. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Coleus 
A Handsome Foliage Plant 
Very broad, heart-shaped leaves of 
exceeding richness and beauty, easily 
grown from seed. The leaves are 
nicely crimped and frilled and their 
color combinations are remarkably 
brilliant, showing shades of green, 
yellow, white, pink, red, crimson and 
purple. Indispensable for borders and 
bedding; excellent for window gar¬ 
den. 3iixed colors, pkt., 20c; 3 for 50c. 
Cosmidium - Annual 
Yellow Daisy 
Splendid for Bouquets 
Beautiful hardy annual of easy culture. 
Blooms all summer and the flowers re¬ 
semble Daisies or Calliopsis; are of gold¬ 
en yellow color, some showing a darker 
colored,, disk. Excellent for cutting. De¬ 
serving of a place in every garden. 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 25c; ^ oz., 35c. 
Yellow Daisy. 
